Robert Frost Exhibit poster (Chinese-English poster distributed in Taipei)
A Chinese-English poster for an exhibit of photographs and manuscripts of the American poet Robert Frost. A large halftone portrait shows him writing, beside brushy red and green plant strokes. Chinese lines call him a leading poet of present-day America and give the dates 3 to 15 September and the National Art Gallery at the Botanical Garden. The tell is transfer: the poet's standing is used to stand for American culture.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1958
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Department International Information and Educational Exchange Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Eisenhower Administration
- Leader
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Theme
- Media and information
- Event
- Cold War
- Source
- Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), Record Group 306, Posters in Asia, Latin America, Middle East, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, c. 1958. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6949157, 306-PPB-233).
Text on the object
當代美國大詩人 羅柏特·佛洛斯特 圖片·手跡展覽 九月三日·十五日 國立藝術館（植物園） ROBERT FROST EXHIBIT
Great American poet of our day Robert Frost Exhibition of pictures and manuscripts 3 to 15 September, National Art Gallery (Botanical Garden) ROBERT FROST EXHIBIT [English as printed]
Chinese lines are set right to left in the printing; they are given here in reading order.
